Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 76.33 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 76.33 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 187.83 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.33 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 186.88 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 187.83 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 186.72 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 184.92 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 181.58 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 176.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 177.65 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 173.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 172.61 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 163.83 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 158.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 154.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 146.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 140.56 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 135.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 127.17 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 121.26 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 116.21 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 109.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 103.77 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 103.16 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.06 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 93.78 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 92.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 87.96 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.42 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.43 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.42 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.25 per 1,000 live births | 163.83 per 1,000 live births | 187.83 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.01 per 1,000 live births | 109.14 per 1,000 live births | 158.51 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.58 per 1,000 live births | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | 103.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.33 per 1,000 live births | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Somalia 106.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 Chad 103.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 102.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 98.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 96.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Central African Republic 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 76.33 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 187.83 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.33 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.